English Taekwondo Association
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What is Taekwondo (
)?
Literally Tae Kwon Do means the art of the foot and the fist. However it is much more than this. Taekwondo is a way of living.
Its philosophy is summed up by its five tenets or beliefs.
Where does Taekwondo come from?
As with all ancient arts it is shrouded in mystery and evolution. This Korean martial art has probably been around for 2,000 years but it is only recently that it has become what we know today.
Consequently, the practice of WTF Taekwondo is more evolved and probably better suited to life in the 21st century than any other martial art.
Taekwondo is practiced all over the world and has maybe 60 million practitioners.
Taekwondo is now an Olympic sport. It can be used to get and keep fit. It can be learned to build self confidence.
We are the only club in the area recognised in Korea, the WTF and by the Olympics.
Our club can trace its lineage back to the founder of the first modern school of Taekwondo, Lee Won Kuk.
The Taekwondo (
) Journey
Learning the art of Taekwondo is more than progressing through your belts from the innocent white belt through to the prestigious black belt.
It is about putting the tenets of Taekwondo into everything you do.
The rewards are an unassuming confidence, fitness and being at ease with yourself.
To understand Taekwondo it helps to understand a little Korean History.